Compulsive Shopping^a

1	Have you ever had the irresistible urge to spend money on anything at all?	no☐	yes☐
2	Have you ever bought something that you later found useless?	no☐	yes☐
3	Have you ever felt on edge, agitated, or irritable when you haven't been able to buy something?	no☐	yes☐
4	Have you ever avoided certain stores or Internet sites because you were afraid that you would buy too much?	no☐	yes☐
5	Have you ever asked someone to go shopping with you so that you wouldn't buy too much?	no☐	yes☐
6	Have you ever hidden your purchases from family or friends?	no☐	yes☐
7	Has the craving to buy something ever caused you to miss a date with friends?	no☐	yes☐
8	Have you ever left work in order to buy something?	no☐	yes☐
9	Has one or several of your purchases ever provoked criticism from your family or friends?	no☐	yes☐
10	Has one or several of your purchases ever provoked a prolonged misunderstanding or separation?	no☐	yes☐
11	Have any of your purchases ever resulted in problems with your bank?	no☐	yes☐
12	Have any of your purchases ever resulted in legal problems?	no☐	yes☐
13	Have you ever continued to buy things in spite of the financial and family problems that your purchases caused?	no☐	yes☐
14	Do you regularly regret your purchases?	no☐	yes☐
15	Do you regularly feel tense or nervous before you buy something?	no☐	yes☐
16	Do you regularly feel relieved after you've bought something?	no☐	yes☐
17	Do you have excessive buying periods accompanied by overwhelming feelings of generosity?	no☐	yes☐
18	Do you buy something “on the spur of the moment” at least once a month?	no☐	yes☐
19	Do your “spur of the moment” or excessive purchases represent at least 25% of your wages?	no☐	yes☐